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Mai-ghty Fresh Veggies A C O R I N T H W O M A N PA R L AY S G A R D E N I N G I N T O A E S T H E T I C A L LY P L E A S I N G V E G E TA B L E B OX E S . WRITTEN BY EILEEN BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOE WORTHEM
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etting fresh vegetables grown by Mai (pronounced My) Fair is like a gift to all the senses. Each box of vegetables and flowers is a testament to Fair’s artistic eye and her love for making people smile. She personally puts together each box, making sure it’s not only filled with good, healthy vegetables grown in her own Corinth garden, but also that the vegetables are arranged with care to give the buyer or recipient a colorful palette in the hopes of making them happy. From April and May in the spring well into the late fall, Fair offers a variety of produce and flowers she grows in a plot in her front yard and on the property she purchased to expand her growing business. Fair, 48, started her business, Mai-ghty Fresh Vegetables, six years ago as a way to provide affordable choices for fresh produce and as a way to de-stress. Long before she began her business, Fair developed a love for working the land, thanks to her parents, Artley and Johnny Conner. Fair said her dad loved to grow asparagus, strawberries, peaches, blueberries and a variety of vegetables. He even ordered a greenhouse but never got the chance to add a garden. Fair fondly remembers those times with her parents, who adopted her when she
